The claim
“The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has accredited UK statistics as meeting the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) Plus.”
Our verdict
True
The United Kingdom subscribes to the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus (SDDS Plus), the highest tier of the IMF's data dissemination standards.
What we found
This subscription is publicly listed on the IMF's SDDS Plus page, and the Bank of England has previously confirmed the UK's adherence. The ONS statement is consistent with this well-established fact, which has been in place since the UK adopted the standard.
The evidence
- Background
The United Kingdom is listed on the IMF's official SDDS Plus subscribers page as a participant in the highest-tier data dissemination standard.
imf.org· IMF SDDS Plus subscribers list
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